Question: Can you use an escalator on Shabbos? Answer: No unless for an elderly person or one who is unwell. There is a concern that the user's additional…
Question: Can you use an escalator on Shabbos? Answer: No unless for an elderly person or one who is unwell. There is a concern that the user's additional…
Question: I woke up a few hours later after Shabbos came in and the music is still playing in my ears. When you remove this type of earphones (or…
מקרר – פסיק רישיה דלא ניחא ליה
שאלה: נשאלתי השבוע ביולדת עם תינוק פג, ששוהה בדירה מטעם ביה״ר ליד ביה״ר, ונתקעו בשבת עם מקרר עם נורת לד, ואין להם אפשרות להוציא הנורה, וגם אין גוי או…
Question: We don't cut nails on Thursday because of the resulting growth of the nails that will start on Shabbos. Why are timers allowed to be used to make…
Once the printer starts printing, prints can take hours or even days. Am I allowed to have the printer print over Shabbos? Answer: It depends; If the printing…
It is permitted to use a flashlight in the way you mentioned on Yom Tov. However, it is best to move it with a shinui (like holding it with…
Question: We have a non-Jewish neighbor who has a motion light sensor next to his door. If we want to go to shul we must pass it and the…
Question: I need an electric key to enter the building I live in (attached is a picture of the key). On Shabbos, they try to put something in the…
How to use a toilet which flushes by a sensor? Where no other bathroom is available, you may use an auto-flush toilet by activating the sensor in an irregular…
Question continued: The pump is triggered by a buildup of waste, so it’s not directly triggered by the flush. But after a certain amount of waste gathers, the pump…
Question: My husband is in Maimonides hospital, healing from surgery. Should he take the Shabbos elevator down to the Minyan or daven alone in his room? Answer: Your…
Question: I know we can't do Kabbalos Shabbos on Zoom, as that's when we actually accept upon ourselves Shabbos. My question is: Can I do a Zoom singing session…
It’s not an issue (even if it might be a yid, rachmana litzlan). Sources: שכשנוסע ממשיך במלאכת הבערה בלחיצה על הדוושה, ושכשעוצר יתכן אפילו שגורם לו למעט במלאכה…
Question: On Shabbos, while an appliance is running off a timer, would one be allowed to: Move the pieces of the timer to make it turn off sooner? Move…
If it runs out - it turns off, so by adding water I am delaying the turn off... Answer: Since the machine is already on, and provided that…
Generally, you may leave it on throughout Shabbos, as it is well known that it runs automatically. If it's activated by a motion sensor, it should be turned off.…
Question: I moved to a new apartment building, where there's a Shabbos elevator. I'm wheelchair-bound and you told me in the past that there's no problem in having a…
It doesn't do anything on Shabbos, as I would not be saying her name. (It only "wakes up" when you say the wake-up word, namely "alexa". Otherwise it doesn't…
AskTheRav: There are details missing here. What type of shul is this that uses a "Shabbos microphone"? What are their mechitzah standards and other religious standards? User: Thank…
A water cooler is essentially a fridge. Still, even with a fridge, the usage of modern fridges on Shabbos isn’t that simple. See here for more details: Halacha2go.com article…
